XRP slides 7% as rapid selling breaks major $1.79 support

Traders are watching $1.74 as near-term support, with $1.79–$1.82 now the key resistance zone. What to know : XRP slid about 6.7 percent to trade near $1.75 as a bitcoin-led crypto sell-off triggered heavy long liquidations rather than token-specific news. More than $70 million in XRP futures, mostly long positions, were liquidated as price broke decisively below the $1.79 support on exceptional volume. Traders now view $1.74–$1.75 as key near-term support, with a reclaim of $1.79–$1.82 needed to neutralize downside risk and a break of $1.74 opening room toward $1.72 and $1.70.